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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
A method is described for unambiguous assignment of cloned genes to Aspergillus niger chromosomes by CHEF gel electrophoresis and Southern analysis. All of the eight linkage groups (LGs), with the exception of LG VII, have previously been assigned to specific chromosomal bands in the electrophoretic karyotype of A. niger. Using a LG VII-specific probe (nicB gene of A. niger) we have shown that LG VII corresponds to a chromosome of about 4.1 Mb. Furthermore, genetic localization of three unassigned genes (glaA, aglA and pepA) in strains in which these genes had been replaced by a selectable marker gene led to a revised karyotype for the chromosomes corresponding to LGs VIII and VI. The revised electrophoretic karyotype reveals only 5 distinct bands. The presence of three pairs of equally sized chromosomes precluded assignment of genes to one specific chromosome in the wild-type strain. However, unambiguous chromosome assignment of cloned genes using CHEF-Southern analysis was demonstrated using a set of A. niger strains with introduced chromosomal size variation. The availability of these tester strains obviates the need to isolate or construct mutant strains for the purpose of chromosome assignment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0026-8925
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
244
pubmed:geneSymbol
nicB
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
The complete karyotype of Aspergillus niger: the use of introduced electrophoretic mobility variation of chromosomes for gene assignment studies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics and Gene Technology, TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't